So if i read between the lines those in power want to increase and consolidate their power

Not even going to say his point is valid because that is logical anyway

It wasnt drama untill you make it so by replying so narrowly and censoring a valid point.

But then again im not going to burn myself once again.

Can the mods nuke a thread out of existence?

There was a thread called "We need more female representation in Smash"( or something like that) and Im 100% sure I wrote a post in that topic. 30 minutes later, and I cant find the thread anywhere.

Oh ok, thanks!

You can find closed threads by going through your post history. Or if you know with which other threads it was posted you can just guess the thread ID and edit it in the address bar. They're sequential.

You can no longer find locked threads by looking at your post history. They are now removed from both post history and the buddy. The only ways to find them, aside your secondary method, are to search for the op, and go to his/her threads, or alternatively, simply go to "browse members", and the locked thread will be visible in your buddy on that page. For now at least.

So they remove posts from locked threads but not the threads themselves in the thread history? That's weirdly specific. But that other thing is pretty cool, gonna try to remember that.

I'd like to post here to check the grounds on why I've been banned.

I was once banned before and complained to the moderator via PM, but I never got an answer, not even to say "shut up". So I'm afraid I'm going to send him a PM and not get any reply. I was banned by Bristow9091 on the grounds that I "attacked the Nintendo fanbase". He also said that I should, in the future, avoid posting on Nintendo threads. He also mentioned that my posts, and of course the post in question, is "not constructive".

This is my post:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9026388

I say that Nintendo fans don't care about third party AAA games but they get excited about them as soon as they get third party AAA games and celebrate how Nintendo does have third party AAA games.

How is that an attack?

Besides, other members posted things that don't look really constructive about EA and they didn't get any moderation, such as:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9026806
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9026759
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9025258
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9026464

-- One said that "EA is ALL about exploitation"

Can I say that "Nintendo is ALL about exploitation" without being moderated?

I once said that on Nintendo, games that are old and cheap on other consoles get re-released on Nintendo platforms anyway, being far expensive and nobody complains. and I got moderated for attacking Nintendo (That happened last year if I'm not mistaken).

We can say that a company is all about exploitation, but I'm sure I'd be moderated if I said that Nintendo is all about exploitation.


-- The other says that "EA is all about gambling" and it EA would trash Nintendo's image

Could I post that Nintendo is all about gambling in that negative sense without being moderated on VGC?


-- The other posts "EA is lazy and want the path of least resistance to money"

Is this a constructive post? Could I change EA for Nintendo, post the same single sentence and not get moderated round here?


-- Other posts: All the Nintendo fans I know hate EA and refuse to buy their games

Except that it's said "fans I know", it's basically a general opinion about Nintendo fans. It's said that Nintendo fans hate EA.

Why would they hate EA? Can I say Nintendo fans hate AAA third party games without being moderated? Probably not. Can I say they hate EA? I guess yes.



Unless you help me being less confused about Bristow9091 reasoning, I'd say that he's been biased and used a disproportionate moderation against me.

I also feel that Nintendo is a protected brand on VGChartz, because I see, even though I haven't a list of those posts as evidence, many attacks, negative comments and jokes against many groups and companies without any moderation, while against Nintendo it's almost never tolerated.

I bet I can post "PS doesn't have many quality games and the fans buy it anyway", and it's just an opinion, but if I say things like "Nintendo games are too expensive and Nintendo fans buy it anyway" (which is an opinion that I have) I'll be moderated for sure. I can even try doing it now and check my 1 week ban later on.

So, is it about my history, right?

Two questions:

If I get antagonistic against EA, I'd do ok so far, since I don't have any previous ban with inflammatory content against EA? If I post that "EA is the queen, king and lord of draughts", would it be ok, since I don't have any history of antagonism with EA?

If I say that Nintendo is lazy and all about gambling and making money, would I get banned because of my history? That's why those didn't get moderation when they said the same about EA?

About the protective of certain brands, I'm not side stepping. I'm just accusing VGC team of moderators of being protective of certain brands, particularly Nintendo. Your next reply might be "Do you have any evidence?". No, I haven't listed them, but yes, it's a thing that absolutely need a closer look from VGC leaders.

I'm hesitant to butt-in, but I'm quite sure comments regarding the platform holders, Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo, are held to a different standard than comments made about developers and publishers. If for no other reason than said comments tend to be much less likely to rile people up and create tension and conflict. That's not to say that the big 3 can't be scrutinized. How it's done, and who's doing it counts, as does the validity of the scrutiny.